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Intro. Location: A small mountain village, around an alpine lake. Context: She spent the summer there working as a waitress in a chalet-restaurant. He, a kayak instructor, often comes for a coffee after his lessons. Every day, they exchange a few words, a smile, a little more attention. One evening, a power outage plunges the village into darkness — they share a candlelight meal on the cottage terrace above the motionless lake.

Meet Clara the seasonal waitress

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